Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-02
GILDED FINGER-NAILs.
A Partisan Idea That Has Taken Root in
New York.

There was yellowish glow, like
that of gold dollars, from the tips of
her fingers as she drew off her gloves.
She was an actress who was up to all
the latest freaks.
Pretty, are they not?" said she in
answer to the reporters curious glance,
.'It's the latest Paris idea-gilded
finger-nails."
''Do YOU mean seriously that you
wear that stuff on your nails all the
timer"
"Why, certainly Don't l tell you
it's the fashion. Pretty soon It will be
the craze. Lots of ladies have been
gilded already, and it's only a few
weeks since the fashion was intro
duced."
And pray, who is responsible for
this nonsense?'
"a French manicure, who came
over awhile ago to introduce the art.
He was sharp fellow, and knew his
business. He gilded an actress first
without charge, knowing how well she
would advertise him. Sure enough
she did. There are hundreds of society
ladies who will copy anything they see
an actress do, no matter how OUTLAW
dish it is. 1t did not take them long
to find out what it was on her finger
nails nor where the professors shop
was. They went there in droves. In
a short time he had more customers
than he could attend to and hired an
assistant. He is doing q rushing
trade, and turning his idea into gold
for himself while he gilds the ladies.
For it is not cheap adornment, un-
derstand.
How mnch does he charger"
GA dollar q nail, SIS for one hand
and IS for both"
Does it last long?'
GAS long as the nail does-that is,
until it grows out. They should be
touched up every month. He only
charges 81 for that"
'.And doesn't the gilt wash Off"
s'No, indeed, YOU can't get it Off
wash and scrub rs much as you have a
mind 10. It's put on to stay"
'Does it hurt you to have it put on?"
"Only q bother; there is no pain
about it. 1t takes lots of fussing and
preparation and two or three hours Of
tedious sitting to have it done, but we
would endure even more than that to
be in the fashion, you know. | find
the gliding awfully convenient in one
respect.
whats that?"
your fnger-nails require less atten-
ton then. If they are dirty it does
not show, and when they are long they
get dirty so easily, you know"
The reporter went up to see "the
professor" in his little shop in an up
town cross-street. A sign over the
door read Ladies' Gilded."
The professor was dapper little
man with very white hands and an
easy-running tongue. The establish
ment consisted Of small room with q
lot of chairs in it, and at the further
end an operating table with a number
OF fixtures and trappings on it in the
way of brushes, knives, files, bottles,
and sponges. The furniture was to a
certain extent elegant, and there was
an air of luxury to the place
Il don't want TO tell you the secret
Of my art" said the professor; "that
would be very foolish of me. Suffice
it TO say that | first wash and scrub
the nails very carefully. Then, with
the means of certain solution, pre-
pare them for gliding. There lies the
secret. However, do nothing that Is
in the least injurious to the nail, SO
that when they grow out again they
will be in their normal condition if the
party chooses.
where did YOU learn the artP"
80, it is becoming quite common in
Paris As civilization advances so do
exaggerated ideas Of personal adorn-
ment. presume blackoned teeth will
be fashionable next.
"Do you think the gliding business
will take in this country?'
1T has already They are a little
bashful about it yet, but that's only a
question Of time At present most of
the ladies have only nerve enough to
have the little finger nails decorated,
but they win get over that soon
enough. One even wanted her toe
nails gildcd the other day. "-Ne1o York
Herald.